Africa
Turkey to deliver Hurkus-C combat aircraft to Niger, Chad
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Sanctions Hit Rostec, China Quietly Replaced Russia As Arms Exporter
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Damen Shipyard Launches New LST 100 for Nigerian Navy
The new, 100-metre LST 100 for the Nigerian Navy has been launched at Albwardy Damen, Sharjah, UAE a few months ago. On completion the 100-metre, roll-on-roll-off landing ship will have the capacity to accommodate a […]
Air Platform
Pakistan Quietly Grounded All JF-17 Block I Fighters
According to a Pakistani report, 40 percent of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets of the Pakistan Air Force is grounded due to multiple reasons. Most grounded aircraft are Block I variants. In 1999, when Beijing and […]
Air Platform
Structural Cracks Appearing on Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder’s Vertical Stabilizer
The Pakistan Air Force now faces serious difficulties. Its frontline fighter, the JF-17, developed with the help of the Chinese, has maintenance problems that are getting worse every day. The key reason cited for JF-17’s […]
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JF-17 Exposed: Why Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder Fighters Are Inoperable?
Co-produced by Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, the JF-17 Block III fighters will complete the trial by 2021. Pakistan has already built over 100 JF-17 fighters for its air force, […]
South Asia
Why the U.S. and UK Should Sanction Pakistan’s JF-17 Fighters?
On-going violence in Afghanistan has raised demands to sanction Pakistan for its support of the Afghan Taliban. Countries, which want a stable Afghanistan and believe in human values, must consider the option of such sanctions […]
Air Platform
Pakistan’s JF-17 Fighters Faces Serious Maintenance Issues with Its Structure and Engines
Pakistan will not replace the JF-17’s Russian-made Klimov/Sarkisov RD-93 power plant with a new Chinese engine in the foreseeable future despite Chinese reports to the contrary, IHS Jane’s Defense Weekly reveals. The Pakistan Air Force […]
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Iraq Plans to Buy 12 JF-17 Block III
ISLAMABAD (GDC) – The Iraqi government is planning to acquire 12 JF-17A Block III fighters from Pakistan and has reportedly set aside more than $600 million in funding for the purchase of the said aircraft, […]
Africa
Nigerian Inducts A-29 Super Tucano Light Attack Aircraft
The Nigerian Air Force inducted A-29 Super Tucano aircraft it signed a contract for four years ago, on August 31. The induction ceremony was hosted by Nigerian Minister of Defence Bashir Salihi Magashi and the […]